Inner Zinnia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. We think of the pleasure of communing with flowers as simple: simple joy in exuberant colors and odors. But there's…
Echinacea Harvest Moon, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I have been growing echinacea---also called coneflowers---in my garden because they are so spectacular to photograph. This one is…
Escapade, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I get asked often, "How big is your garden?" With all my photos of flowers, some people assume I have a…
Anther, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I may not know the question, but here's the anther! Ha, ha, just kidding! (Here's a flower anatomy lesson showing how…
Mallow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I have a weakness for mallows. Not because the plant supplies the mucilage in marshmallows---or, it least, did before the dawn…
Poppy Revealed, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. The luminous effect in these photos is reasonably easy to achieve---and has nothing to do with Photoshop. It is a…
Day Lily 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. OK, so I've "borrowed" Michael Pollan's excellent title for this story. These photos are of day lilies. The subject…
My Garden Fence, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. The appearance of a reflection is made by the subject matter reflected---and by the direction of the light that…
Trapped, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. We think of flowers as so beautiful. (Of course, they are!) "Colorful," "soft", and, yes "feminine," are words that sometimes seem…
Indian Paintbrush, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It's fairly well known that digital sensors are more sensitive to infrared (IR) than either film or the human eye.…
Orange Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It's the details that make this photo for me (you may have to view it larger to see them). For…
High Dive, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Everyone slept relatively late this morning, and when I came downstairs with the kids the last of the soft morning…
Beneath the Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. We are trained to view flowers by looking down at them. Or, on occasion, at the level of the…
Lobelia Drop, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I took this photograph of a water drop on a lobelia with my 105mm macro lens handheld at 1/60 of…
Rose Heart, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Here are two roses with water drops from my garden for your viewing pleasure. The rose on top is a…
Dahlia Glowing, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. "Slow flash" is an oxymoron because there can be no such thing as a slow flash exposure. A flash duration…
Red Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Dahlias are interesting me lately. I love their symmetry, flamboyance, and elegance. I photographed this red dwarf dahlia head-on with…
White Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. A white rose is a potent symbol. A symbol of what? Perhaps of love, purity, and chastity. But historically the…